So here we are in July, bees buzzing, sun shining. Potatoes are no longer “new”, soft fruit is reaching its peak of lusciousness. Time to lie back in the deckchair and do nothing. Well that’s not really likely, is it?
Here’s this week’s round-up of interesting bits and pieces from around cyberspace. Click the links to go to the stories:
Talking of soft fruit, here’s everything you could want to know about preserving cherries, from Self-sufficient-ish, including a recipe for cherry wine.
Here’s a Sunday ramble around Bealtaine Cottage smallholding, in words and pictures. And I really enjoyed her post earlier this week about country remedies.
Meanwhile Mark Gatter at Farm in My Pocket has posted the second part of an interesting discussion called Can compost be truly organic? You can read the Part 1 here.
Smallholding magazine has the latest in a series of interviews with breeders; this time they talk to a Norfolk man who combines being Postmaster in his local village with poultry keeping. It’s good to see some villages fighting back against the removal of local services such as post offices.
And finally, the New Statesman reports on the diversity of London’s hidden farms, including the Capital Growth project. Inspiring stuff.
That’s it, have a great week!